Plato and the nerd
Subtitle: the creative partnership of humans and technology
By: Edward Ashford Lee
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780262036481
Subjects: Technology; Philosophy; Popular works; Computer science; Creative ability
Description: In this book, Edward Ashford Lee makes a bold claim: that the creators of digital technology have an unsurpassed medium for creativity. Technology has advanced to the point where progress seems limited not by physical constraints but the human imagination. Writing for both literate technologists and numerate humanists, Lee makes a case for engineering -- creating technology -- as a deeply intellectual and fundamentally creative process. Explaining why digital technology has been so transformative and so liberating, Lee argues that the real power of technology stems from its partnership with humans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.